net.sf.saxon.functions

## Class Lang

- java.lang.Object
- - net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
  - - net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
    - - net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall
      - - net.sf.saxon.functions.Lang

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, Callable, InstructionInfo, Locator

      public class Lang
      extends SystemFunctionCall
      implements Callable

  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall

      `operation`

    - ### Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

      `argument`

    - ### Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

      `EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, EVENT_FEED_METHOD, INHERITED_CONTEXT, INSPECTION_CONTEXT, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, NAVIGATION_CONTEXT, NODE_VALUE_CONTEXT, PROCESS_METHOD, PUSH_SELECTION, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, W3C_CONSUMING, W3C_FREE_RANGING, W3C_GROUP_CONSUMING, W3C_MOTIONLESS, WATCH_METHOD`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Lang()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Sequence` | `call(XPathContext context, Sequence[] arguments)` Evaluate the expression
    `BooleanValue` | `evaluateItem(XPathContext c)` Evaluate in a general context
    `int` | `getIntrinsicDependencies()` Determine the dependencies
    `static boolean` | `isLang(String arglang, NodeInfo target)` Test whether the context node has the given language attribute
    `Expression` | `typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)` Type-check the expression.

    - ### Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall

      `addContextDocumentArgument, addDocToPathMap, bindStaticContext, checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, copy, equalOrNull, equals, getContextNode, getConvertingCallable, getDefaultArgumentNode, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getFunctionItemType, getImplementationMethod, getItemType, getOperation, getRequiredType, iterateSubExpressionInfo, makeSystemFunction, optimize, setDetails, useContextItemAsDefault`

    - ### Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

      `addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, checkArgumentCount, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getExpressionName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, preEvaluate, promote, replaceSubExpression, setArguments, setFunctionName, simplify, simplifyArguments, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

      `addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExecutable, getExpressionCompiler, getHostLanguage, getIntegerBounds, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStreamability, getStreamingAdjunct, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasVariableBinding, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterate, iterateEvents, markTailFunctionCalls, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, toStreamingPattern, typeError`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Lang

          public Lang()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### typeCheck

          public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                             ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)
                               throws XPathException

      Description copied from class: `FunctionCall`
      Type-check the expression. This also calls preEvaluate() to evaluate the function if all the arguments are constant; functions that do not require this behavior can override the preEvaluate method.
      Overrides:
        `typeCheck` in class `FunctionCall`
      Parameters:
        `visitor` - an expression visitor
        `contextItemType` - the static type of "." at the point where this expression is invoked. The parameter is set to null if it is known statically that the context item will be undefined. If the type of the context item is not known statically, the argument is set to `Type.ITEM_TYPE`
      Returns:
        the original expression, rewritten to perform necessary run-time type checks, and to perform other type-related optimizations
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

    - #### evaluateItem

          public BooleanValue evaluateItem(XPathContext c)
                                    throws XPathException

      Evaluate in a general context
      Overrides:
        `evaluateItem` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `c` - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
      Returns:
        the node or atomic value that results from evaluating the expression; or null to indicate that the result is an empty sequence
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

    - #### getIntrinsicDependencies

          public int getIntrinsicDependencies()

      Determine the dependencies
      Overrides:
        `getIntrinsicDependencies` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        a set of bit-significant flags identifying the "intrinsic" dependencies. The flags are documented in class net.sf.saxon.value.StaticProperty

    - #### isLang

          public static boolean isLang(String arglang,
                       NodeInfo target)

      Test whether the context node has the given language attribute
      Parameters:
        `arglang` - the language being tested
        `target` - the target node

    - #### call

          public Sequence call(XPathContext context,
                      Sequence[] arguments)
                        throws XPathException

      Evaluate the expression
      Specified by:
        `call` in interface `Callable`
      Parameters:
        `context` - the dynamic evaluation context
        `arguments` - the values of the arguments, supplied as SequenceIterators
      Returns:
        the result of the evaluation, in the form of a SequenceIterator
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the expression

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